Unicorn

One of the few true old school pubs left in the city centre and all the bett er for it. No hipsters/trendies here, just local Mancs in a classic alehouse. Only Bass on cask, but it went down a treat. That it still survives is a minor miracle, long may it continue.

Visited with JFE 19.01.18. Local city pub. Great armosphere. Disturbing music and slot machines. Leather benches along walls. Six handpumps, only three were on at our visit.

A busy local pub in the northern quarter. I called in around 9pm on a Saturday evening because I’d noticed it was listed on Ratebeer and because it’s right next door to where I was staying (http://www.thelight.co.uk/). No doubt a good time can be had here – it was very lively and very loud, with a singer installed near the door – but I wouldn’t count it as a beer destination, particularly as there are so many better places just a stone’s throw away. (Visited 26 January 2013).

City centre pub with plenty of traditional character in style and clientele. Gets busy at most times being in front of the Church Street bus stops and being just a stones throw away from the Arndale Centre. It has wooden paneling throughout, including around the central bar where ordering is between the vertical beams that give it an unusual feel. There are a few cosier rooms to sit if you don’t feel like sitting at the small tables that surround the serving area. It has six hand pumps, five of which are always used with Bass being a permanent fixture here, they usually alway have at least one seasonal ale on too. It seems to have some different options on each time I’ve been in. In the summer there is a cider festival when all the ales make way for a fair selection of hand pulled real ciders complimented by a bottled selection.